Scope and Contents Sheila Crider reflects on her life in the arts. She speaks about growing up in Southeast Washington DC and falling in love with reading as a child. And reflects on how living in Washington, DC, and the black intellectual movements of the 1970s helped to share her literary works. Time abroad in the Peace Corps, switching from literary to visual arts while living in France, time as an apprentice in Japan, and jobs that she took early a supplementary income, such as 10 years posing as an model...

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The materials in this collection reflect the administrative duties of the management of the The Society of Washington Artists. Materials include: correspondence, programs, meeting minutes (including one bound volume of minutes), the official Society Seal, and exhibition catalogues. Also included in this collection are photocopies of many of the materials. Some of the copies do not have corresponding original documents in this collection. The location of these originals is unknown.

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Artist Gerardo Camargo interviewed Violeta Bárcenas about her life, family history, and how she arrived to the U.S. Her art is greatly influenced by women, who she often paints, so she talked about this as well. The interview was conducted in Spanish.

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Artist Gerardo Camargo interviewed Violeta Bárcenas about her life, family history, and how she arrived to the U.S. Her art is greatly influenced by women, who she often paints, so she talked about this as well. The interview was conducted in Spanish.

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Artist Gerardo Camargo interviewed Violeta Bárcenas about her life, family history, and how she arrived to the U.S. Her art is greatly influenced by women, who she often paints, so she talked about this as well. The interview was conducted in Spanish.

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Artist Gerardo Camargo interviewed Violeta Bárcenas about her life, family history, and how she arrived to the U.S. Her art is greatly influenced by women, who she often paints, so she talked about this as well. The interview was conducted in Spanish.

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Visual Artist David Amoroso interviewed artist Virginia Strobach on her life, family history, and her inspiration for her art, including diaries she keeps about her thoughts and ideas.